Integrating green initiatives into existing commerical buildings

The sustainable building movement is suffering a crisis of overhype and from focusing too often on new buildings. The refurbishment of existing buildings is a crucial yet often being neglected. Many old buildings waste large amounts of energy and provide poor internal conditions for occupants throug...

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Main Author: Cheng, Yew Leong
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/10620/1/ChengYewLeongMFKA2010.pdf
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spelling my-utm-ep.106202018-05-27T07:51:16Z Integrating green initiatives into existing commerical buildings 2010-05 Cheng, Yew Leong TH Building construction The sustainable building movement is suffering a crisis of overhype and from focusing too often on new buildings. The refurbishment of existing buildings is a crucial yet often being neglected. Many old buildings waste large amounts of energy and provide poor internal conditions for occupants through poor lighting, poor ventilation, solar penetration and glare, and poor control of heating and cooling. Making existing buildings more sustainable will be the next big focus for the design industry. The aim of this research is to study the green concept applying to existing buildings; to establish the most critical of these aspects; and to identify methods to improve the existing buildings. The methodology for conducting the study involved literature review, data collection and analysis of results using the Average Index Method. The process of data collection involved obtaining primary data from the respondents by conducting questionnaires surveys and interview with building professional. The primary barriers and benefits towards green initiatives in existing building have been identified. 2010-05 Thesis http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/10620/ http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/10620/1/ChengYewLeongMFKA2010.pdf application/pdf en public masters Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Civil Engineering Faculty of Civil Engineering
institution Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
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language English
topic TH Building construction
spellingShingle TH Building construction
Cheng, Yew Leong
Integrating green initiatives into existing commerical buildings
description The sustainable building movement is suffering a crisis of overhype and from focusing too often on new buildings. The refurbishment of existing buildings is a crucial yet often being neglected. Many old buildings waste large amounts of energy and provide poor internal conditions for occupants through poor lighting, poor ventilation, solar penetration and glare, and poor control of heating and cooling. Making existing buildings more sustainable will be the next big focus for the design industry. The aim of this research is to study the green concept applying to existing buildings; to establish the most critical of these aspects; and to identify methods to improve the existing buildings. The methodology for conducting the study involved literature review, data collection and analysis of results using the Average Index Method. The process of data collection involved obtaining primary data from the respondents by conducting questionnaires surveys and interview with building professional. The primary barriers and benefits towards green initiatives in existing building have been identified.
format Thesis
qualification_level Master's degree
author Cheng, Yew Leong
author_facet Cheng, Yew Leong
author_sort Cheng, Yew Leong
title Integrating green initiatives into existing commerical buildings
title_short Integrating green initiatives into existing commerical buildings
title_full Integrating green initiatives into existing commerical buildings
title_fullStr Integrating green initiatives into existing commerical buildings
title_full_unstemmed Integrating green initiatives into existing commerical buildings
title_sort integrating green initiatives into existing commerical buildings
granting_institution Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Civil Engineering
granting_department Faculty of Civil Engineering
publishDate 2010
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/10620/1/ChengYewLeongMFKA2010.pdf
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